Government confronts Tito Mboweni, makes him apologise

The Zambian delegation at the AU summit in Ethiopia confronted South African Financial Minister Tito Mboweni and him understand the background of Zambian Airways.

Mboweni, who took to tweeter on Saturday saying Zambia a bigger nation had no airline in comparison with Rwanda, has since apologised for the tweet

Delegation leader at the AU Summit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji and Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba took a moment to discuss and enlighten South Africa’s Mboweni about the strides that Zambia has recently made in the aviation sector.

According to a statement released to the media by Inutu Mwanza, the First Secretary for Press and Tourism at the Zambian Embassy in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Malanji stated that Zambia has made critical investments in national airports in Lusaka, Ndola and Livingstone in excess of $1 billion.

He said Zambia’s international traffic has also grown tremendously with numerous daily flights from Dubai, South Africa, Addis Ababa and Nairobi.

Mboweni, who is famous for his Twitter wars with fellow South Africans and senior ANC officials, made a tweet that offended Zambians.

“I recall the days when this airport was populated by the Zambia Airways fleet. There is none now. Zambia Airways does not exist anymore. Reality check. But I am on Rwanda Air. A small African country doing big things.”